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020 _a9798985981322
_q(hardcover)
020 _a9798985981308
_q(paperback)
035 _a(OCoLC)1350155103
040 _aABJ
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_cABJ
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049 _aNFGA
092 _a537.09
_bJ83
100 1 _aJoseph, Kathy,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe lightning tamers :
_btrue stories of the dreamers and schemers who harnessed electricity and transformed our world /
_cKathy Joseph.
246 3 0 _aTrue stories of the dreamers and schemers who harnessed electricity and transformed our world
264 1 _a[Place of publication not identified] :
_bSmart Science Press,
_c[2022]
264 4 _c©2022
300 _aiii, 297 pages :
_billustrations, map ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aSmall beginnings -- Electricity party -- The birth of the battery -- A galvanized world -- The mighty telegraph -- Edison and Westinghouse -- War of the currents -- Our electric world.
520 _a"In this physics and engineering chronicle disguised as an electric time-travel adventure, Kathy Joseph, physicist, educator, and creator of the popular Kathy Loves Physics documentary channel on YouTube, shares over 400 years of the history of electricity through the linked breakthroughs of men and women in science. From the assistant who invented the electric light 140 years before Edison to the severed ear that led to the telephone, follow the chain of experiments, inventions, and discoveries through time. Rigorously researched, historically and scientifically accurate, and filled with quirky anecdotes, The Lightning Tamers will provide you with a greater understanding of how our electric world works. Whether you're a history buff, a science lover, or someone who just likes to know more about the world around you, The Lightning Tamers is the entertaining read for you."--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aElectricity
_xHistory.
_9380705
650 0 _aPhysics
_xHistory.
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